Hercules Road State School

Kippa-Ring is a suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, 31.5 km north-north-east of Brisbane CBD, with a 2021 census population of 9,745. It is designated as the commercial, retail and financial centre for the Redcliffe region, housing two of the peninsula's largest shopping centres (Peninsula Fair and Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre, side by side). Recent unit sales in the area show a median sold price of $685k with 14% growth (avg 62 days advertised), and median leased price of $450/week. Specific median household income or median age data was not available in the provided sources.

Specific country-of-birth statistics for Kippa-Ring were not found in the available sources. (For reference, at the national level, the top overseas countries of birth in Australia are England, India, China, New Zealand and the Philippines, but suburb-level data for Kippa-Ring was not provided.)

No specific OSHC provider or program details for Hercules Road State School were found in the provided sources. The school (opened 27 January 1976) is a co-ed government primary school serving Prep–6, with 699 students enrolled in 2023.

No specific extracurricular programs (sport, music, etc.) were listed in the provided sources for Hercules Road State School. The school operates as a co-ed government day school (Prep–6) under the Australian Curriculum. Existing parent reviews on Word of Mouth rate it 3.4/5 stars (5 reviews), with one reviewer describing it as "an amazing school with highly trained teachers."

Kippa-Ring is home to two of the Redcliffe Peninsula's largest shopping centres – Peninsula Fair and Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre – located side by side, providing the bulk of commercial and retail options for the area.

Several dining options are available in or delivering to Kippa-Ring: **Ariala** (Modern Australian cuisine, 246 Anzac Ave), **Better at the Pub** (Anzac Ave, phone +61 7 3284 0322), **Guzman y Gomez (Kippa-ring)** for Mexican via Uber Eats, and **Baan Phaya Thai** (Thai food delivery to Kippa-Ring from Mango Hill). Note: a TripAdvisor listing mentions a local fish-and-chip shop with mixed reviews (one customer was "legitimately irate" about the state of local fish shops), so quality varies.

No Kippa-Ring-specific tutoring centre was identified in the provided sources. A Gumtree listing in Kippa-Ring mentions "HSC, University & School Tutoring" available locally, but no named provider, address or contact details were included. Families may need to search further or consider nearby areas (e.g., Cluey Learning operates in Buderim, not Kippa-Ring).

Kippa-Ring station (in Hindmarsh Street) is the terminus of the **T2 Kippa-Ring line**, operated by Queensland Rail. The line runs 40.8 km from Kippa-Ring to Roma Street, where services continue on the Springfield line. The line passes through Rothwell, Mango Hill, Mango Hill East, Kallangur, Murrumba Downs and Petrie before continuing to the city. All TransLink fares in South East Queensland are currently 50 cents. The line opened in October 2016. (Specific end-to-end travel time was not stated in the sources; the route covers 40.8 km with all stations accessible.)